Hey there,
first of all, here is my rig as it was until three days ago:
CPU: i7-4770k
Motherboard: Asus Z87 Sabertooth
GPU: Gigabyte GTX 780 Windforce Rev. 01
RAM: 2x4GB Corsair Dominator Platinum 2133
PSU: Corsair RM1000
SSD 1: Samsung 240 Pro (256GB)
SSD 2: Samsung 240 EVO (128GB)
HDD 1: 500GB Hitachi
HDD 2: Western Digital Red 3TB
Soundcard: Creative Sound Blaster Z
Case: Corsair Obsidian 900D
CPU cooler: NZXT Kraken x60 (currently with Noctua fans)
Displays: 3x Acer H236HL (1920x1080 @ 60Hz)
So, with this setup I was able to play Battlefield 4 with AA and ambient occulusion off and Post AA at medium settings. Everything else was on Ultra and I would get frames in the high 60s.
But since BF4 is the major game I am playing, I wanted to be able to max everything out, so I got myself another GPU: Gigabyte GTX 780 Windforce GHz Edition.
After setting everything up, I noticed I had FPS dropping way below 50 or 40. I checked with GPU-Z only to find out that I was hitting the VRAM wall.
To be able to play it without hitting the wall, I had to put AA to 2x and ambient occlusion to SSAO as well as POST AA to Medium, again.
And I am just not willing to pay 450€ for that little increase in graphics detail.
Also, I was more than surprise to see how much of an impact AA has on two GPUs. It almost seems like it is reducing FPS by 35 PER GPU and per setting!
Now anyway, my plan is now to return the GHz GPU and wait a little and see if EVGA is really going to release a 6GB 780 Ti or I will be getting two R9 290s with custom coolers as soon as they are available over here.
My question for you guys is if you have any other suggestions or ideas on this topic?
(Also: Not getting a Titan! ^^)
first of all, here is my rig as it was until three days ago:
CPU: i7-4770k
Motherboard: Asus Z87 Sabertooth
GPU: Gigabyte GTX 780 Windforce Rev. 01
RAM: 2x4GB Corsair Dominator Platinum 2133
PSU: Corsair RM1000
SSD 1: Samsung 240 Pro (256GB)
SSD 2: Samsung 240 EVO (128GB)
HDD 1: 500GB Hitachi
HDD 2: Western Digital Red 3TB
Soundcard: Creative Sound Blaster Z
Case: Corsair Obsidian 900D
CPU cooler: NZXT Kraken x60 (currently with Noctua fans)
Displays: 3x Acer H236HL (1920x1080 @ 60Hz)
So, with this setup I was able to play Battlefield 4 with AA and ambient occulusion off and Post AA at medium settings. Everything else was on Ultra and I would get frames in the high 60s.
But since BF4 is the major game I am playing, I wanted to be able to max everything out, so I got myself another GPU: Gigabyte GTX 780 Windforce GHz Edition.
After setting everything up, I noticed I had FPS dropping way below 50 or 40. I checked with GPU-Z only to find out that I was hitting the VRAM wall.
To be able to play it without hitting the wall, I had to put AA to 2x and ambient occlusion to SSAO as well as POST AA to Medium, again.
And I am just not willing to pay 450€ for that little increase in graphics detail.
Also, I was more than surprise to see how much of an impact AA has on two GPUs. It almost seems like it is reducing FPS by 35 PER GPU and per setting!
Now anyway, my plan is now to return the GHz GPU and wait a little and see if EVGA is really going to release a 6GB 780 Ti or I will be getting two R9 290s with custom coolers as soon as they are available over here.
My question for you guys is if you have any other suggestions or ideas on this topic?
(Also: Not getting a Titan! ^^)
range nothing wrong with it. If you cant bare the fps drop and want constant 60+fps reduce the Anti aliasing to 2x will help you to stabilise the framing
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